England have steadied their campaign with a five-wicket win over Scotland at Eden Gardens, chasing 153 after early wickets. Tom Banton’s unbeaten 63 earned him Player of the Match. It was their second win in three matches and lifted them to second in Group C, one win away from a Super Eight place, though they had earlier lost to the West Indies and narrowly got past Nepal.
Phil Salt and Jos Buttler have yet to deliver a big score, Salt’s best being 30 and Buttler having 50 runs in total. The middle order has done the work, with Jacob Bethell on 120 runs in three games, Harry Brook 74 and Sam Curran 73. Adil Rashid and Liam Dawson have taken nine wickets between them, and Jofra Archer bowled a strong spell last time.
Italy are celebrating a historic first T20 World Cup win, by 10 wickets against Nepal. Crishan Kalugamage and Ben Manenti led the bowling as Nepal were held to 123. Anthony Mosca then hit an unbeaten 62 off 32 balls and his brother Justin an unbeaten 60 as the target was reached in 12.4 overs without loss. JJ Smuts adds experience, and Italy are playing fearlessly.
